tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39608294817185230542018-03-06T01:24:56.427-08:00life and wellnessBeni Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04671115636348525498noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960829481718523054.post-55413675062217967032014-07-10T16:03:00.000-07:002014-07-10T16:03:08.979-07:00The Blog is Moving!! Hi worldwide friends and family!&nbsp;<div><div><br /></div><div>We've just finished an exciting little blog renovation and you can now find my new site at <a href="http://www.grandmaswithmuscles.com/">www.grandmaswithmuscles.com</a>. &nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>I'll be sharing all the same stuff as I have here in the past, but from now on it will be at that new location. &nbsp;To make it easy, you can sign up there to follow and receive email updates whenever I post something too.</div><div><br /></div><div>I've just posted some tips and videos showing what I do to stay fit both at home and at the gym, and there will be more of those to come in the next few days. &nbsp;So head over and check that out and sign up for updates if you'd like them!</div><div><br /></div><div>Blessings you all!&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>Beni</div></div>Beni Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04671115636348525498noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960829481718523054.post-3579097040964454342014-05-21T15:52:00.000-07:002014-05-21T15:52:48.309-07:00Detoxing <style><!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:128; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:fixed; mso-font-signature:1 134676480 16 0 131072 0;} @font-face {font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:128; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:fixed; mso-font-signature:1 134676480 16 0 131072 0;} @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; mso-default-props:yes; font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --></style> <br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">Detoxing is ridding your body of toxins that have built up in your system. When your body is toxic you can develop physical problems that in turn affect your emotional, mental and spiritual state. Some of the problems being toxic can bring are weight gain, fatigue, depression, skin problems, allergies, mental sluggishness, bloating, gas, digestive problems, and the list goes on. &nbsp;Detoxing is one of the most beneficial things you can do for your life. &nbsp;</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">I do cardio twice a week and work out three times a week with a trainer. He puts me through some intense weight training. I enjoy lifting weights and it feels great. Because of the intensity of my workouts, my body is releasing a lot of toxins in the workout process. If I'm not careful, those toxins that I'm releasing will build up in my liver and I will find myself getting tired faster and feeling sluggish. If I feel like my body is at a stand still, I know it's time to up the detox.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">Where do I start? The colon. &nbsp;There are many ways you can detox, but I suggest the colon as the first organ to start with. I believe the best way to detox is the natural way where it doesn't interfere with your daily life. It's a slow process but with less side effects. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><br />I like to blend and juice my vegetables for the colon. This is a great way to get your colon cleaned out. I use to only juice but when you juice, you lose the fiber that is an important element in the cleansing process of your organs. So getting a hold of a good blender (I have a Vitamix) will be the best investment and probably the appliance you will use the most. Some people like to juice and blend together which means you are getting the benefits of both worlds. I like drinking my blends early morning. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">Here are some recipes that I use:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><br /></span><u><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">Green lemonade</span></u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"> (use organic)<br />1 bunch of romaine<br />1 bunch of kale<br />1 peeled lemon<br />1/4 Avocado (optional)<br />1/2 to 1 green apple (green apple have less sugar)<br />Filtered water or coconut water for texture<br />Blend or you can juice the fruit and put the remains in your blender and blend them together!<br /><br /></span><u><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">Digestive Juice</span></u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">Carrot juice<br />Organic carrots<br />1green apple<br />(If you have sugar issues, only drink 4 ounces of this recipe.)<br /><br /></span><u><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">Lemon water</span></u><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">(This should be the first thing you drink in the morning.)<br />12-16 ounces of warm filtered water with a drop of lemon or lime essential oil. &nbsp;If you don't have the oils, you can use the juice of a lime or lemon.<br />This has such a great cleansing property to it and it alkalinizes your PH levels in your body, which fights those nasty, disease-causing free radicals.<br /><br />When you get your colon cleansed, your liver will start to naturally cleanse itself. <br />In David Herzog’s book “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Jumpstart”</i> (which I highly recommend), he gives a great list of easy ways to detox your body. Here is a list of some things he suggests. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Colon hydrotherapy</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">Otherwise know as colonics. Colonics reduce bloating, gas, constipation, and improves digestion. It begins releasing your body to feel better. &nbsp;I've have had a series of colonics and I can tell you that when you walk out of the office, you actually feel lighter and brighter. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span>Colonics frees your body of poisonous, toxic waste. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Liver cleanse</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">The natural way is to go on a seven-day juice fast and eat foods that will promote a healthy liver such as garlic, grapefruit, green vegetables, avocados, walnuts, turmeric, and green tea. David says that for most cases, when obese people are checked out they find that their liver is very toxic. When the liver is toxic it's very hard to lose weight. <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">Candida cleanse</span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span>You can get a simple candida-cleansing pill and go off of all sweets and sugars. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Infrared saunas &amp; skin cleansing</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">Sweating is the best way to clean and clear out your skin and body of toxins. The infrared takes it to a whole new level. This type of cleansing goes deep into the skin and brings out those nasty toxins poisoning your body. Your skin will start to glow and it will help with blood circulation, back pain, and arthritis. &nbsp;Sweat, sweat and sweat is the key. So if you can't get an infrared, use any kind of sauna or get out and work up a sweat.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Massages</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span>I am a firm believer in massages. The best is the deep tissue kind. It goes deep and works out those toxins. One important thing about getting a massage is to make sure you drink lots of water after. This will help dislodge those toxins that have been freed by the massage and rid them out of your body.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Nature</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">Go for walks! If you can walk an hour a day, you are adding life to your life. &nbsp;In the book “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Blue Zones”, </i>the people that they interview mostly do a lot of walking. I've spent a good amount of time in Europe and when in Europe you walk and walk. I love it. The obesity problem is far less in the countries where walking is a life style.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Water</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">This is always my number one detoxing process. Drink good, filtered water and lots of it. I lay in bed in the morning and the first thing I do is drink a glass of water before I get out of bed. &nbsp;When you drink water, you alkalize your body and keep your PH balanced, which in return keeps diseases far from you.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Rebounding</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">We use to have rebounder. I just may have to reinvest in one. When you rebound, your cells in your body and brain receive a positive stress. This is huge for your lymphatic system. Keeping you lymphatic system cleansed is something that many probably haven't even thought about. According to Dr. Morton Walker, when you rebound, blood enters the capillaries and furnishes the cells with fresh tissues and fluid that contain food and oxygen. Many of you parents have purchased a trampoline for your kids, so get outside with them and jump! It's actually highly beneficial. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><br />A big thanks to Dr. David Herzog for is brilliant book “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Jumpstart”</i>! </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><br />To your health! </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">Love you all,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">Beni</span></div>Beni Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04671115636348525498noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960829481718523054.post-14145159537361421712014-03-27T05:40:00.000-07:002014-03-27T10:28:33.525-07:00Digestion Health<style><!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; mso-font-charset:78; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:1 134676480 16 0 131072 0;} @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-536870145 1073743103 0 0 415 0;} @font-face {font-family:"ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3"; mso-font-charset:78; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-536870145 2059927551 18 0 131085 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language:JA;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; mso-default-props:yes; font-size:10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language:JA;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --></style> <br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I have already drunk thirty-two ounces of water this morning. To help with digestion, first thing I do in the morning before I even get out of bed is drink a glass of water. To help even more, I put one or all of orange, peppermint and rosemary essential oils on my abdomen. Next, starting with the ascending side of my stomach, I do circular motions clockwise, all the way around to the descending side. (I know the picture below is kind of gross, but it gives you a good idea of what to do.)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">My second glass of water has lemon oil and/or citrus fresh oil in it. If you don't have the oils for this second glass, you can also use juice from a lemon. It is a good idea to brush your teeth after, because the lemon can mess with the enamel on your teeth. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">When people ask me what the number one thing is that they should do for their health, I will always say drink water! Not only does it hydrate you but it also lubricates your intestines and gets you off to a great start of the day. A good rule of thumb on how much water to drink is to take your weight, divide it in half, and then drink that in ounces. If you are one who works out or does a lot of physical activity, you will need to drink more than that. Because I have an intense workout lifestyle, I drink up to a gallon of water a day. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Drinking water is a great way to fight sickness and disease. </span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">To your health!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Beni Johnson</span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><img alt="http://www.mvholisticretreat.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/colon-health-holistic-retreat-diagram.jpg" class="decoded" src="http://www.mvholisticretreat.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/colon-health-holistic-retreat-diagram.jpg" /></div><br />Beni 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I was overweight and had hypertension. The Doc said that I needed to do something about it. Choosing not to go with medication, I decided to look into another alternative. I began to find some incredible information that inspired me to start my journey to health. I have learned that we are all different and that we each need to find what works for us in our health journey. I am finding that there are many out there who want to get healthy and I believe that it is important that you come to the understanding that this is not going to be another diet, (I don't believe in diets) but will be a lifestyle change.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;;">Years ago my husband, our two boys and I started going to a gym in our town. It became an important part of our family time. Our daughter was too young to join us at the time. We stopped working out for 16 years and have just started back up again. This time our daughter, who is married with 4 children, has joined us and is excelling at it.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;;">I think it is important that we take care of ourselves: our bodies, our souls, and our spirits. 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Our bodies were not meant to be sedentary.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;;">For women especially, it’s really important that we keep muscle on our bodies. The older we get, the more muscle we lose and muscle is what burns the bad fat off. I told my daughter that the best thing she could do is work out and keep the muscle on because it will pay off when she gets my age.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;;">Both my daughter and I have a personal trainer, which I highly advise, even if it’s just for a short time. They are trained to help you learn what is just right for you. Our trainer helps us with our diet and tells us how much protein, good carbs and good fat we need to eat to keep us going. Do you know that you are supposed to eat at least 70 grams of protein a day? If you are lifting weights it’s supposed to be much more than that. It’s not about eating less; it's about what we call eating clean. I eat small portions every 2 hours. I try to have a protein, a good carb, and a good fat in that mix. I find myself having to eat so much food. Another thing that is important for your body is to drink lots of clean, filtered water. If you can't get filtered, squeeze a lemon in your water every day. Water alkalizes your body, which is very important to good health.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;;">Do I think that Christians should work out and stay fit? Yes, I do. I see far too many believers who are sick. For the most case, if they would take some steps into taking care of themselves, they would see great improvement. We as Christians should in every way (body, soul and spirit) be well and thriving for ourselves, our families and for the world to see!</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><!--EndFragment-->Beni Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04671115636348525498noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960829481718523054.post-40303322800624054702013-04-09T16:13:00.000-07:002013-04-09T16:13:29.798-07:002013 <style><!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; mso-font-charset:78; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:1 134676480 16 0 131072 0;} @font-face {font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; mso-font-charset:78; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:1 134676480 16 0 131072 0;} @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-536870145 1073743103 0 0 415 0;} @font-face {font-family:"ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3"; mso-font-charset:78; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-536870145 2059927551 18 0 131085 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language:JA;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; mso-default-props:yes; font-size:10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language:JA;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --></style> <br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">When thinking about this year, 2013, and asking God what was on His heart for this year</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;;">…</span><span style="font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> I heard 3 things: hope releasers, crazy favor, and deeper into Him. Two of these I want to talk about in this blog.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">On my Facebook page I posted, </span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;;">&nbsp;</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“</span><span style="font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">A hope army is rising up this year in 2013. If you feel despair, it<span lang="JA">’</span>s not you. You are one to march to the beat of hope!<span lang="JA">”</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I posted this because I woke up one morning feeling a weight of despair after God had spoken to me about being hope releasers. I have learned that most of the time when I feel a negative affect, it<span lang="JA">’</span>s not me and that it is only a sign pointing to what God is really doing. We know that God is good and He is kind and that He always has a good plan.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Another thing I have learned is that when I<span lang="JA">’</span>m experiencing these kinds of spirit moments, there are many who are usually feeling the same thing. I don<span lang="JA">’</span>t know about you, but it brings some relief to know that there are others who are also feeling what I<span lang="JA">’</span>m feeling. It tells me that I<span lang="JA">’</span>m not crazy and even more so- God is up to something good.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Since I have preached that message, my sister has died, my brother in law has died, and my sister in law</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;;">’</span><span style="font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">s mom, as well. It has been such great loss to our family. BUT deep within me, there is hope. My world will not crash and I can still release a hope that is eternal. I watched my sister in law stand strong in her hope in Jesus in the mist of great sorrow and grief when her husband died. How? Her strong tower, Jesus.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">There<span lang="JA">’</span>s an old hymn that says <span lang="JA">“</span>My anchor holds within the veil<span lang="JA">”</span>. What does that mean? This brings me to my second point.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">God is calling us in deeper. I feel a pulling in me to walk closer than I have ever walked before. My anchor is Him and in my time with Him. The veil is that secret place with Him. Why do I feel Him calling us in closer, deeper? Is it to get more revelation in scripture, more answers to our life, or more strategies for prayer? I don<span lang="JA">’</span>t think its any of those. What I think is that it<span lang="JA">’</span>s for Him to tell us how much He loves</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;;">…</span><span style="font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> how much He loves the world and how much He love me/us.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Bill and I recently watched the Bible series on the History channel. I have watched many movies on Jesus (probably all there is out there) but this one was different. When Jesus came on the scene in this series, I was so impressed with the character and how they presented him. I saw Him pretty much the way I see Jesus, full of life and huge love. I really liked this Jesus. He actually loved life and he laughed. He would get so happy when someone was healed. But most of all, the love of the Father was demonstrated through Jesus<span lang="JA">’</span> eyes. I remember saying, <span lang="JA">“</span>Now that<span lang="JA">’</span>s the way I see Jesus. Jesus loved big and He still does and He is calling us into deep places with him. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I was listening to John Arnott at a conference and he was talking about the Father<span lang="JA">’</span>s love and telling stories of the renewal. It was so refreshing and as he talked I could feel the presence of God come in to the room. It was like a big, heavy, warm blanket that wrapped me up. It was His love and when this love comes to you, it deposits in you a strength that will carry with you through the hardest times. That is our anchor and we get it within the veil. </span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">2013, if we choose, will be a year of great hope. You and I can give it and live it. And if you will choose to go in deeper with Him, He will lavish His love over you and in you.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;ヒラギノ明朝 Pro W3&quot;; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Selah</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>Beni Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04671115636348525498noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960829481718523054.post-4581149715408027512012-07-06T10:57:00.002-07:002012-07-06T10:58:16.137-07:00Love Shack Time<br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">I was talking with Ray Hughes the other day and was telling him about using a 528 HZ tuning fork as a prophetic act. Someone told me that this tuning fork is called the tuning fork of LOVE. Google it. Ray told me that science has said that this fork is the sound that holds earth. That blew me away!!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">Recently I got up to speak at a meeting and walked up to the song "Love Shack" by the B52's. I was calling people to more love. It was so fun.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">God is calling us to more love. He is tuning us right now. Some are being tested in this and it’s just not fun. But God is saying 'love' even when it hurts the heck out of you.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">Many of you are in some really hard places right now concerning relationships. Have you ever been watching TV and the emergency alert comes across the TV and it says, "This is just a test". Yep. That’s it. This IS just a test.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">We got a call from one of our prophets who read our mail as usual and I think this is for so many of you right now. He told us that the relational stuff that we are going through right now is a test. God is watching us to see how we will deal with this. The reason? If we pass, we will be able to handle what He is bringing to us next. What He is getting ready to do is far greater and is a blessing for us.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">I feel that it's time to put our love on big time- even if it hurts a lot. We need to tune our lives to love. When we tune our lives to love it brings healing. One thing about this 528 HZ tuning fork is that science tells us that the sound of this fork brings healing. How many of us know that when God shines His love on us it heals us? LOVE HEALS. You have some tough situations going on? Put your love on. Release love. Leave the judgments, criticisms and the bitterness behind. Jesus loved all the way to the cross and on the cross. Jesus will always be our example of how to love and love well. If He could do it as a man then so can we! <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">Put on the love today!! You won't be sorry.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt;">(Here’s a great definition of tuning.) <a href="http://www.almaany.com/home.php?language=english&amp;lang_name=Arabic&amp;word=tuning&amp;type_word=0">http://www.almaany.com/home.php?language=english&amp;lang_name=Arabic&amp;word=tuning&amp;type_word=0</a></span><o:p></o:p></div>Beni Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04671115636348525498noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960829481718523054.post-85881912715729789732012-07-03T19:44:00.000-07:002012-07-03T19:44:02.817-07:00God and Full MoonsA friend of mine texted me recently and said, "It’s the full moon,” and I responded back, "Oh, that’s why." I was kind of joking. I'm sure that many of us are aware that strange things seem to happen on the days that there are full moons. Just ask the police department or the hospital. It seems that more babies are born on full moon days than on other “normal” days. I have heard that more craziness goes on in mental hospitals too. I'm sure that there are scientific reasons for the phenomenon, but that’s maybe for another blog.<br /><br />After my friend told me this- I woke up the next morning to the full moon day. I love to get up early around the time of the sunrise, which during the summer is around five-ish. It was one of those mornings that I just thumbed through the Bible and came across Jude 1:20 in the Charles B. William translation.<br /><br />"But you, dearly beloved, must continue to build yourselves up on the groundwork of your most holy faith and to pray in the Holy Spirit; you must keep yourself in the love of God and continue to wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ."<br /><br />This verse was a perfect verse for the day. I woke up feeling restless. It felt like something needed to happen that wasn’t happening and I was feeling anxious for it to happen and for it to happen now! So when I read this verse and got to the part, “pray in the Holy Spirit”, I took a deep breath and realized that once again I had to tell myself- If you can't figure out what is going on, pray in the Holy Spirit. So I did and I had this feeling that whatever is going on I knew I was being nudged to pray. A friend texted me and asked how I was doing. She is an intercessor and seems to be on track with me when things are going on. I began to tell her how restless I was feeling and antsy. After that, one of my interns texted me and asked how I was and I told him the same thing. He suggested that I go out and do something. I told him that whatever I did wouldn’t satisfy me and that this was a spirit thing going on. Physical things don’t satisfy a spiritual itch. Then my intercessor friend said, “something is stuck between heaven and earth,” and that statement went boom in my spirit. That was it. Something good was stuck between heaven and earth. Oh my. I then began to pray all the more. I still didn’t get what the thing was that was trying to get here to earth. Doesn’t this remind you of Daniel when he was praying and it took twenty-one days for the answer to come?<br /><br />I know God loves full moon days. So much happens on those days. In Psalms 81:3 says:<br /><br />"Blow the trumpet at the new moon, at the full moon, on our feast day."<br /><br />God decided to make full moons a time where there would be feasting. Did God know that we would need those full moon days to be a festive day? All you feelers out there who wish at times that you could turn off your feeling-self know that God created you to enjoy life at its fullest. You are a special gift to the body of Christ to release heaven to earth on those days that would make you feel anxious and want to run. Those are the best days for you to press into God. Those are the days that just maybe things are stuck between heaven and earth and God is nudging you- like He nudged me. It’s the best life ever to know that God wants to use you and me and we can bring heaven to earth.Beni Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04671115636348525498noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960829481718523054.post-43827838886021301942011-10-11T13:24:00.000-07:002011-10-11T13:24:18.597-07:0011:11For years now I and along with so many others have seen the number 11:11. It might be on our clocks, watches, through a prophetic word or even on a sales slip at the store. As far as Questions on numbers it is the most asked, "what does the number 1111 mean"? <br /><br />My answer to myself and others most of the time is to go to the word first and see if you can find a chapter and verse that match 1111. Then I will go to the internet and google Biblical numbers. But, I will tell you that there are times when God gives you these special numbers and will give you a special meaning as well. <br />Back to 1111. For me what I have found is that the one of the meanings of the number 11 means a time of transiton. So, when there are 2 of them together that is a double whammy on the transiton. I think many of you can relate to that wonderful word TRANSITION. <br /><br />Over a year ago I felt like the Lord spoke to me very clearly and said, "watch Egypt". So for that amount of time I have been watching and praying over that region. So, on Tuesday, 25 January 2011 the rioting in Egypt started I was not surprised and asked God what He was doing. I felt like this is what He told me. "You watch, this is the beginning of a domino effect. Egypt is the first and other nations will fall as well because I am causing the principalities to fall." I felt so strongly that God was moving His hand in this and that we as a people of God must position ourselves at this time and pray for those failing governments to be established His way. So, as you pay attention to the middle east you can see what is happening as people are rising up. It is like there is a veil that has been lifted and the people are standing up and saying it's enough. We must pray for leaders who will alliance themselves with Israel. We must see that God is moving and that He is establishing His ways.I came flipping through my bible looking for another verse when my eyes fell onto a verse that I had underlined in gold ink. It was Isaiah 11:11 <br /> It shall come to pass in that day<br /> That the Lord shall set His hand again the second time<br /> To recover the remnant of His people who are left,<br /> From Assyria and Egypt,<br /> From Pathros and Cush,<br /> From Elam and Shinar,<br /> From Hamath and the islands of the sea. <br /><br />Rick Joyner uses this verse when he is explaining his take on the number 1111. He calls the meaning 'the second chance'.<br />When I read this verse and started thinking of where these places were I realized that this truly is a time of second chance and transition in the region of the world. <br /><br />Let me just say that I felt some what the same way when Iraqi fell. I felt that Iraqi was the first fruits of what would be happening in the middle east. <br />As of late though I've been thinking about the whole world and what is happening. So, I end with this thought, "It seems like there is change going on all over the whole and that principalities are falling or are close to collapse. Might it be that those powers of the air are being shaken and those demonic holds as in power and greed are falling faster then we can think. I know there is corruption in our nation and all nations and could it just be that God is standing up and saying "enough". Just maybe we are moving into the greatest time of our history. God is on the move and giving us a second chance.Beni Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04671115636348525498noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960829481718523054.post-13983634441159155452011-09-07T15:57:00.000-07:002011-09-07T15:57:23.321-07:00To Your Borders...Yesterday on the 6th of September, I was feeling such a funk. Whenever I start to feel that way, I normally start speaking in tongues. Because sometimes I don’t understand where the feelings are coming from- so I’ve just learned to pray.<br /><br />I had called a friend and was conversing with her and we both began to get a sense that this may be about our nation. Realizing that we are coming up on the 10th anniversary of 9/11, it started making since. Continuing to talk to my friend, we decided that as a defense we would do something prophetic on the 10th. So today the 7th, I connected with an intercessor that lives three hours west of us, over on our coast. She asked if I was interested in meeting her and some others on the Humboldt/Trinity county line to pray. Come to find out that one of her intercessors had had a dream about our borders 10 years ago right after 9/11 and waited to tell her until now. I told my friend that it's wasn't too late and explained that this is the 10 year anniversary of 9/11 and that at times it’s good to re-pray things after a decade. I learned that from Cindy Jacobs. We began getting really excited about what was stirring and came up with this plan.<br /><br />On September 10th at sunset, we would meet at the two county borders and pray and even perhaps blow the shofar. (The shofar was used as a tool to gather for worship and war and it brings confusion to the enemy's camp.) Then I decided to post this on Facebook and encourage people who feel led to go to either their state border or county lines and declare protection and covering over their regions. So there, now you have the strategy. What if we all do this together and see what happen? Sounds pretty exciting and fun and so last minute!<br /><br />So, pray and listen and see what you are supposed to do and let’s partner for our freedom and protection over our nation. Just go and do it!!<br /><br /><br />Blessings,<br /><br />BeniBeni Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04671115636348525498noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960829481718523054.post-4432618854741613522011-08-31T19:45:00.000-07:002011-08-31T19:45:18.832-07:00Raw Pad ThaiHere is another one of my favorites!<br />Raw Pad Thai--- delish!!!<br /><br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/28329141?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/28329141">Raw Pad Thai!</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user8308259">Camille Waggoner</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Beni Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04671115636348525498noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960829481718523054.post-43225501483034568842011-08-31T19:41:00.000-07:002011-08-31T19:41:14.785-07:00Raw Chocolate Pudding!<br /><br />So I have started to do some videos out of my kitchen... This week I did a whole week of raw food... and I wanted to share some of my favorites with you. Here is how to make one of my favorite recipes! Raw Chocolate Pudding..... Enjoy!<br /><br />Beni <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><object height="300" width="400"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=28328991&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00adef&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=28328991&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00adef&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/28328991">Raw Pudding!</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user8308259">Camille Waggoner</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.Beni Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04671115636348525498noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960829481718523054.post-19253446371951438872011-06-30T15:12:00.000-07:002011-08-29T15:44:29.974-07:00Adrenal What?<br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Adrenal What? <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Awhile back I went to a saliva specialist. I was having problems with my sinuses and kept getting sick after long travel times. I eat really well and do all the right things for my health so I was puzzled about the why of all of this. Why couldn’t I stay well?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">When the doc sat me down and told me the reason was stress, it shocked me. I don’t consider myself a stressed out person. He told me that if I were a cell phone and he had to plug me in to charge me, I would still not be charged if I were plugged in for a month!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Stress?! Well, what I found out is that there are different kinds of stress. My kind was the kind from a life of travel and the abuse that it plays on your physical body and the crazy schedule that I live.&nbsp; Through that stress, I developed what is known as adrenal fatigue. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">As I am working through this, I’ve been thinking a lot about the affects this has on people. This could only be my thoughts… but could it be that there are many people on anti-depressants that actually have some form of adrenal fatigue? All of the same signs are there. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">I didn’t realize how bad I was until I went to my natural path doctor and he started me on a regiment toward healing. I told my husband I didn’t realize that I was depressed until I started feeling better again. I’m still in process with this whole thing and they say it takes months to get over, so I keep doing what I’m suppose to do and I also am searching out new things to try to see what can help. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">One of the things I have found that has really helped me is an organic product called Maca. You can take it in pill form or powder form. I personally like to mix it in a drink that I take every morning. When I first tried it I was shocked at how good I felt and after reading about it, I was really impressed with what it does. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Here is the drink I take just about every morning. This is also really good to take when you are working out. All the ingredients are so good for you. Enjoy!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Maca Energy Drink<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">12- 16 ozs. of coconut water (use another juice if you can’t use coconut)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">1/3 tsp of Maca<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">½ tsp of Spirulina<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">1 TBS of raw coco powder (I use WonderCocoa, 99.7% caff free)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">A small handful of goji berries or ½ to 1 tsp. of goji berry powder.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Blend and drink.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">(I put a few drops of stevia in mine).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Here are some symptoms of adrenal fatigue:</span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">•</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Morning fatigue -- You don't really seem to "wake up" until 10 a.m., even if you've been awake since 7 a.m.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">•</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Afternoon "low" (feelings of sleepiness or clouded thinking) from 2 to 4 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">•</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Burst of energy at 6 p.m. -- You finally feel better from your afternoon lull.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">•</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Sleepiness at 9 to 10 p.m. -- However, you resist going to sleep.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">•</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">"Second wind" at 11 p.m. that lasts until about 1 a.m., when you finally go to sleep.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">•</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Cravings for foods high in </span><a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/salt.html"><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">salt</span></span></a></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"> and fat<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">•</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Increased PMS or menopausal symptoms<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">•</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Mild depression<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">•</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Lack of energy<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">•</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Decreased ability to handle stress<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">•</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Muscular weakness<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">•</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Increased allergies<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">•</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Lightheadedness when getting up from a sitting or laying down position<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">•</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Decreased sex drive<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">•</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Frequent sighing<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">•</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Inability to handle foods high in potassium or </span><a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/carbohydrates.html"><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">carbohydrates</span></span></a></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"> unless they're combined with fats and protein<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Treatment of adrenal fatigue</span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 16pt;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">"Optimal adrenal health is one of the major keys to the enjoyment of </span><a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/life.html"><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">life</span></span></a></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">," according to Dr. Wilson. If you have adrenal fatigue, you can fully live life again by making the necessary lifestyle and dietary changes to treat your disorder.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 16pt;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Treating adrenal fatigue is as easy as:<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">•</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Lying down during your work breaks (preferably at 10 a.m. and again anytime from 3 to 5 p.m.)<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">•</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Sleeping until 9 a.m. as often as possible<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">•</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Laughing<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">•</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Exercising<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">•</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Minimizing stress<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">•</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Taking negative people out of your life<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">•</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Eating regular meals<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">•</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Chewing well<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">•</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Doing something fun each day<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">•</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Combining unrefined carbohydrates with protein and oils<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">•</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Avoiding junk food<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">•</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Eating five to six servings of vegetables each day<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">•</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Taking calcium and magnesium </span><a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/supplements.html"><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">supplements</span></span></a></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">•</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Adding sea salt to your diet<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">•</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Taking 2,000 to 5,000 milligrams of vitamin C each day<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">•</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Supplementing vitamin E with mixed tocopherols<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">•</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Taking B-complex supplements that are high in B6 and pantothenic acid<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">•</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Adding licorice root extract to your dietary </span><a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/supplement.html"><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">supplement</span></span></a></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"> regimen<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Taking back your life<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">If you take your treatment plan seriously, you can expect your adrenal fatigue to heal in:<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">•</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">6 to 9 months for minor adrenal fatigue<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">•</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">12 to 18 months for moderate fatigue<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">•</span><span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Up to 24 months for severe adrenal fatigue</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">References: </span><a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/019339.html#ixzz1Qmbkv7Rs"><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">http://www.naturalnews.com/019339.html#ixzz1Qmbkv7Rs</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">http://altmedicine.about.com/od/herbsupplementguide/a/maca.htm<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">At the time of writing this blog my husband and I are on a Hawaiian island getting much needed rest. My doc was happy to hear that we were taking time some off. He said that Hawaii is healing. I like that. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">So, I’m praying over my body for healing and being responsible with what I can do, too.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">If you feel like you fit into this, I encourage you to research and then do something about it. Don’t just put a bandage on yourself. Get yourself healed; body, soul and spirit.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">To your health,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Beni&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></div>Beni Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04671115636348525498noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960829481718523054.post-47283607530875077972011-04-19T14:39:00.000-07:002011-04-19T14:41:00.216-07:00Something HUGEI keep getting reports of really huge angels being spotted here and there. Their feet are the size of buildings. Why? I’ve wondered.<br /><br />This is my conclusion; I believe that they are being released for ushering in what God wants to do. 2011 is a year of transition. It’s easy to look around and see that. The world is changing. The earth and the depths are groaning. Some think that the world is coming to and end in 2012. I don’t! But I do believe that this world will change according to what Christians pray. I also believe that we are in a window of time where if we position ourselves and believe and pray, we will see the biggest ingathering of Kingdom presence than we have ever seen before.<br /><br />Many of you have heard the prophecies that are in the air and are wondering what should we do. How do we pray? In Isaiah and Ezekiel, God looks for intercessors and finds none. God is looking right now and as far as I can see, there are thousand of us who are in position and we are praying. We are not only praying but standing in the gap against great darkness. We are in a place of declaring the prayers that are changing the planet.<br /><br />So, back to the angels… Many seers that I talk to who have seen angels for a long time are now seeing the huge angels. I recently got a text from a gal who shared with me about her sister and what she saw. Making this story even more fun is that she is not a seer but she saw anyways. Here is the story:<br /><i><br />These words about the West coast can really stir up fear. My family is not hearing positive words about the power of intercession and partnering with Heaven about these earthquakes, etc. Anyways, my family caught wind of the predictions and words and my sister really got freaked out immediately. Then as she was praying to God about all this, she had a distinct and vivid vision. As she prayed her vision was this: She saw "gargantuan" angels, larger than anything she can describe lined up very close together, no gaps between them. They appeared to be like statues, but she knew they were angels. They were lined up along the West coast, (she saw a coast line). She also became aware that they were like a huge wall, that no water would penetrate, she saw an image of waves but they could not penetrate the "barrier of the angels," the waves were not as tall as the angels. Then she heard "their legs are stabilizing the earth." </i><br /><br />Needless to say, she was very shocked by this vision and encouraged. It is her word to hold on to and declare. *Side note* I LOVE the U.S. but I really LOVE California. In my prayers (before I heard her vision) I felt like I needed release angels to stabilize all fault lines on the Pacific Rim of Fire. <br /><br />So, here we are on the West Coast with some really, REALLY big angels on our side. Whether you agree or disagree with the recent words that have come out doesn’t really matter to me. One thing that has happened is that people are praying more than they have before. Bobby Conner said that this year is a year of prayer.<br /><br />So keep this in mind you prayer warriors. As you pray, we have a guard of angelic beings posted and positioned for us! <br /><br /><br />Loving what God is doing!!<br /><br /><br />BeniBeni Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04671115636348525498noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960829481718523054.post-29664296966114996462011-04-14T15:07:00.000-07:002011-04-14T15:26:23.143-07:00Fighting Allergies the Natural Way!<div style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Well, here we are in spring it has finally sprung in Northern Cali. My favorite tree has bloomed with its majesty once again.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Taking walks is one of my favorite things to do next to putting my top down on my convertible. I notice that when I am out in the air, my heard starts to get plugged up. Maybe if I get a facemask and wear it out, it will do the trick. There you have it! Seasonal allergies are back. And it seems that they are really back this year. What to do? I thought since some people are asking, I would let you in on some natural ways to fight this wonderful time of the year.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">There is a new herb that I have just discovered and it’s called butterbur. Hummm… Here is a link for you so you can take a look, http://altmedicine.about.com/od/healthconditionsatod/a/allergies.htm</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Another product that I am using right now is Garden of Life sinus. http://www.google.com/products/catalog?client=safari&amp;rls=en&amp;q=garden+of+life+sinus&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;um=1&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;cid=15195878197048306153&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=4eOdTenHGIXJgQek0P3GBA&amp;ved=0CEIQ8wIwAg#ps-sellers</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I get this at our health food store here in Redding called Orchard Nutrition.&nbsp; I was in the other day looking and the gal told me they have been getting good reports on this stuff. I said, “I’ll take it!”. It is working pretty well for me. I have had a long-term problem with my sinuses due to over stressing my body with my busy life. So, my process will be slower with this product but I can feel a difference. Make sure you read all of the instructions. I’m sorry nursing moms and people with liver problems.&nbsp;</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">There are also other ways to combat this time of year. You can use a netty pot. The first time I used this I thought I was going to drown! But I got the hang of it and it is a useful tool. I use a really good organic sea salt or Celtic salt in mine. Those kinds of salts are so healing. I also just keep sniffing water up my nose. I know it sounds bad, but it works. When I’m on the planes I have to do that all the time. I think planes have been one of the problems with my sinus dilemma. Did you know that they take out all the humidity in a plane because it weighs too much? Yep, that’s right. Therefore I sniff and sniff a lot to keep my sinus area moist. Which leads me to tell you that having a humidifier next to your bed at night is a good thing as well.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was reading the other day where you can drink garlic juice for this. Wow! That would be something to try and get that down.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have recently discovered a great juice drink. I like green lemonade but I tried a jalapeno in it the other day and yep, it was really good and spicy and my sinuses really liked it. Here is the base drink and you can add anything else you want.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">1 head of organic romaine</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">5-6 leaves of kale</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">1 lemon</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">1 organic gala or sweet apple</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">1 slice of ginger - knuckle size</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is the most hydrating drink for me! In fact, it is tested as being about 1/3 more hydrating than water because it has all of the vitamins and minerals that help penetrate the cells. I also add some liquid Stevia to it for a sweeter taste.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Now, to spice it up you add a half to whole jalapeno pepper.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">You can juice or blend this drink. If you blend you will have to cut out the kale stem and peel the lemon. I also like to add cilantro (coriander) or parsley. Like I said, you can add anything you like. That’s one of the joys of juicing.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">One more recipe that is great for the throat and upper repository is Master Tonic. A friend of ours invented this tonic many years ago and we have been using it for a long time.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Recipe:</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Master Tonic</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ingredients 1 part fresh chopped garlic cloves (anti­bacterial, anti­fungal, anti­viral, anti­parasitical) 1 part fresh chopped white onions, or the hottest onions available (similar properties to garlic) 1 part fresh grated ginger root (increases circulation to the extremities) 1 part fresh grated horseradish root (increases blood flow to the head) 1 part fresh chopped Cayenne peppers, Jalapenos, Serrano’s, Habaneras, African bird peppers....any combination of the hottest peppers available. I use the Habaneras.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Preparation</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Fill a glass jar 3/4 of the way full with equal parts of the above fresh chopped and grated herbs. Then fill to the top with raw unfiltered, unbleached, non-distilled apple cider vinegar.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Close and shake vigorously and then top off the vinegar if necessary. This is a 14 day process. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">When complete you store it in the refrigerator. I buy the little dropper bottles and fill them up. I have a bottle in my purse right now!</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; You can use this by the dropper as much as you like. It works great.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">A friend was telling me that he tried this when he started to get a cold. What usually would happen to him is that the cold would end up in his chest. By taking the MT it didn’t that time.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">To your health,</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Beni</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></div>Beni Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04671115636348525498noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3960829481718523054.post-80117959041989481572011-04-08T16:09:00.001-07:002011-04-08T16:09:58.066-07:001,000 things to be thankful for<div style="color: black;"><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Times New Roman"; panose-1:0 2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:"ＭＳ 明朝"; mso-font-charset:78; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:16777216 0 117702657 0 131072 0;} @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:0 2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-language:JA;} table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-parent:""; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --></style> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">It all started with a darling little girl who thought my name was “Charlotte.” She gave me a new name—“Charlotte”—when I met her. When I heard that name, I thought, “I think I like that.” This little girl, having just seen the movie <i>Charlotte’s Web,</i> was obviously touched by it<i>.</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">If</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"> you have watched the movie, you know it is about a talking spider and how she inspires and helps a little pig, Wilbur, find out who he is. She helps him step into his destiny.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">When I posted this comment on my facebook page, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span>“A little girl just called me “Charlotte”; I think I like it,” I didn’t know what would transpire.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">My friend Anne Stock from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, had asked me to come and be the speaker at their women’s conference. I did not know that they would use this facebook comment and turn it into the title for that conference. When I got to Harrisburg for the conference, I found in my room the brochure, and it was all done in facebook form. Included in this brochure was the facebook conversation of me posting that comment. The first responder was Anne, and she had insight into what the little girl had done in giving me that name.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">The name of the conference was called Charlottes Unite. It was a conference for connection women, encouraging each other in who we were.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">At the end of the conference, Anne was speaking and sharing about a gal who had at one time written down 1,000 things that she was thankful for. While she spoke, she had us begin to write things down that we were thankful for. As I began to write, I could feel a good feeling coming on me and on others in the room. The very room was changing its atmosphere.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">There is something about being thankful that changes everything around us. Being thankful is a very easy thing. It is a choice that we make every day and at times, every minute. It’s simple: if you want to change the air around you and change your heart, choose to be thankful.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">I wrote down simple things that would come to my memory. Things like picking blackberries, making jam, watching my husband catch a fish and the look on his face when he does, watching little girls play pretend. As I began to write, I realized there is so much to be thankful for. This will not be hard, writing down a thousand things. So, when I got home, I decided I would do that.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">I really like facebook and post many things on there. So I posted on my facebook that I had started writing down 1,000 things I’m thankful for. Many people responded. One gal came up with a plan. I like it when people come up with a good plan. She decided that she would do it, too, but would turn it into a 40-day thankfulness. Every day for 40 days she would write down 25 things that she was thankful for. What a great idea. I decided to join in that plan. So, I’m into my third day and am excited to see what will be put to paper today. Another day of thankfulness—can’t beat that. You should think about that, and when you do, you will start seeing in your head those things that you are thankful for. For me, they are things like seeing one of my trees bloom in spring, boys eating worms, baby chicks, the contrast between the blue sky and the green grass. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">So start writing, and change your day. Let’s walk in thankfulness.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Charlottes, let’s unite and bring thankfulness wherever we go and start a chain reaction all around us.</span></div>Beni Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04671115636348525498noreply@blogger.com25